Yes, you can feed your cat homemade food but you must do your homework to ensure that the food is balanced and contains the required nutrients that cats demand as strict carnivores. You should, really, consult your veterinarian, although I … Continue reading →
This question is about ideals compared to practical solutions. As Dr Desmond Morris says, “the ideal diet for a modern cat would be canned vole or mouse – mostly meat, with some roughage, and with a little vegetable supplement, all … Continue reading →
A large, worldwide study of 16,475 households on the potential hazards of feeding raw food to your pet has proved veterinarians wrong in their advice not to feed raw foods to cats and dogs. Historically, veterinarians have advised against feeding … Continue reading →
Raw chicken, without more, does not represent a balanced raw cat food diet. Raw diets for cats are becoming quite popular notwithstanding that veterinarians advise against them because of the difficulties of storing raw food without bacterial issues including cross … Continue reading →
I would class this as another potential pet food scandal. They keep on coming from the pet food manufacturing industry (for USA see the Truth About Pet Food website). In this instance veterinarians in the UK have put out a … Continue reading →
Can I feed my cat raw chicken? My answer is short and to the point….Yes, in small amounts and provided you have handled the chicken correctly to avoid bacterial contamination such as salmonella. In fact, mishandling of raw chicken can … Continue reading →
A lady was selling Hills prescription diet dry food on Facebook because her cat wouldn’t eat it. Sandy recommended that she send it back to the retailer for a refund and pointed out the poor ingredients in so called prescription … Continue reading →
There has been an increasing emphasis on the importance of feeding cats a well-balanced species appropriate diet. As a result, many kitty guardians have discovered the majority of the popular well-known brands of commercially prepared cat food are falling short … Continue reading →
People who are decent cat caretakers realise that ordinary cat food isn’t that good. It is a well packaged poor quality product that is dressed up and flavored. It does not match the classic feline diet: the mouse. Far from it. … Continue reading →
A little story where cat and human behavior intersects. Both behaviors say something about the respective animal – felis silvestris catus and homo sapiens. A 20 year old medical student, Bedi, had been assigned to the night shift on the … Continue reading →
